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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Workout Paradigm Shift
I’ve decided that I’m going to change my workout style altogether- I’m transitioning from 2-3 heavy workouts a week to general light workouts every day, at every opportunity. For example, I’m going to do a solid set of pushups, situps … Continue reading
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The Smile Experiment: How you can exploit human nature to create happiness for yourself and others.
A lot of behaviour is infectious. Right? We have mirror neurons that light up in our brains when we see people doing things, and it resonates with us somehow. Apparently this may be the basis for empathy. Yawning is very, … Continue reading
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3 kinds of problems.
There are, generally speaking, 3 kinds of problems. 1: Problems of Simplicity 2: Problems of Disorganized Complexity 3: Problems of Organized Complexity Problems of simplicity are problems with two variables, where one variable directly influences the other. The pressure of … Continue reading
How to save Singapore.
Alan Shadrake is, in my opinion, an idiot. John Locke would’ve described him as a rational madman, a person who follows sound, logical steps- from false premises. (This also applies to Chee Soon Juan.) I think his ideas and perspectives … Continue reading
New Year Resolutions 2011
There’s still a month and a half before the new year- I’m going to consider this a sort of grace period, wherein I’m not going to be too hard on myself if I slip up. The idea is to have … Continue reading
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What I’ve learnt this year.
This year I’ve developed a better understanding of how my mind works, how society works, how ideas and social epidemics work, how context can change everything. This year I learnt that conventional argument is worthless, that it does more harm … Continue reading
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no absolute absence of structure, no true anarchy
Growing up, I always told myself “structure”, “routine”, and “habit” were terrible, terrible things to be avoided like the plague. I managed to convince myself that they were anathema to creativity. (They were really just anathema to aimless online activity, … Continue reading
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